glucuronic acid
noun
glu·cu·ron·ic acid
ˌglü-kyə-ˈrä-nik- 
: a compound C6H10O7 that occurs especially as a constituent of mucopolysaccharides (such as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide
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glucuronic acid
noun
gluc·uron·ic acid
ˌglü-kyə-ˌrän-ik-
: a compound C6H10O7 that occurs especially as a constituent of glycosaminoglycans (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide
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